Singing Terminology

section of the orchestra includes all instruments that are played by being struck, including the piano and celesta

Bass

a sequence of notes placed in ascending or descending order by step.

Beat

A woodwind instrument of the oboe family, having a bulbous bell and sounding a fifth lower than the oboe.

Chant

a small bit of sound, similar to a syllable in speaking a language.

Choir

a voice in the higher register

Chord

an ancient instrument, at least in its most primitive form, and is still found in a number of countries. It is a reed instrument, with the reed sounded by air expressed from a leather bag.

Duet

usually refers to the tonic note and chord, which gives a subjective sense of arrival and rest.

English horn

marks the end of a section or piece.

Fiddle

A violin, esp. when used to play folk music.

Harmony

An elaborate musical composition for full orchestra, typically in four movements, at least one of which is traditionally in sonata form.

Jig

A performance by two people, esp. singers, instrumentalists, or dancers

Key

in a piece of music is the regular rhythmic pattern of the music.

Note

additional part for a performer of any kind that is less important than another, which it serves to support and enhance.

Percussion

An organized group of singers, typically one that takes part in church services or performs regularly in public.

Pitch

group of (typically three or more) notes sounded together, as a basis of harmony.

Reed

The combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions with a pleasing effect.

Rhythm

describes the lower register and lower sonorities in music. In vocal music it indicates the lowest type of male voice, and in instrumental music is generally used to indicate the bottom part.

Scale

an essential element in music in one way or another, is the arrangement of notes according to their relative duration and relative accentuation.

Symphony

made either from traditional material or from plastic or metal, are used to produce a musical sound from their vibration by means of an air column

Treble

A repeated rhythmic phrase, typically one shouted or sung in unison by a crowd

Vocalise

A lively dance with leaping movements

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